Dual Fuel Engine
The Dual Fuel engine is a kind of engine that uses a mixture of gas fuel or diesel fuel or can operate off of diesel by its self. The dual fuel engine is not capable of running on gas alone. These engines do not have ignition systems and do not utilize spark plugs.
Since the engine is not a pure diesel engine and diesel is not a pure gas, this machinery does suffer from Methane slippage and fuel efficiency. For example, the fuel efficiency can be 5% to 8% less than in a comparable lean-burn, spark-ignited engine at 100% load. It can even be lower or higher loads.
Lift Truck Classification and Fuel Sources
There are certain applications which have proved a challenge for the forklift. For example, scrap metal is among these issues. In order to successfully handle things like this needs utilizing the correct type of machine for the job.
There are 7 major lift truck classes, including power sources such as hydrogen fuel cell, liquid propane gas, electric, gasoline and diesel. The power source is linked to several of these particular classes. The main power sources for forklifts consist of Battery, Diesel, Gasoline, Fuel Cell and Propane.
Electric powered trucks are the most common, mainly Class I, II and class III forklifts. Internal combustion engines are more popular in Classes IV and V. The most common electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Out of internal combustion trucks, roughly more than 90 percent are propane powered.
The most common power source for lift trucks is battery. Battery fueled models make up around 60% of the new forklifts sold within the United States. Their benefits consist of: quiet operation, less maintenance requirements, the ability to be utilized indoors and outdoors with no harmful emissions.